I'm nowhere near old enough to recall Hugh Dalton resigning in 1947 for leaking his own budget. (View Post)

Hispanic is especially problematic because it defines people by the language they speak above all else. In the USA it encompasses quite a range of ethnicities and communities with very little in comm… (View Post)

A better example is 'Black' which was once considered too abrupt for polite society so "Coloured" was introduced as a more decorous alternative. It still exists in the context of … (View Post)

"That's no way to say goodbye..." (View Post)

It was a fall that finished off my 95-year-old mother-in-law. A lifelong Democrat she regained consciousness in hospital and asked about the previous day's election. 'Trump won,' she w… (View Post)